The sound of the Commodore 64 SID: 35 years of chiptune’s influence on electronic music

I don’t think there is a single soul that will disagree the Commodore 64 sound chip, the MOS 6581 best known as SID, has changed how the computers make sound and music. Even today, there is an active demo scene dedicated to composing astonishing chiptunes using the SID chip.

The Conversation website has published an article that is a celebration of the 35th anniversary of this marvel. Full of examples and videos, the text will probably please more the electronic musician but any retro computer enthusiast should take a look and learn more about it!